Carl Vereen

Carl Harry Vereen (born January 27, 1936) is an American former offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). Vereen was born on January 27, 1936, in Miami, Florida, where he would go on to attend Miami High School. Vereen played football at Miami, where he was selected for Scholastic Magazine's All-America high school football team. He was also named to a local All-City team, an All-State team and All-Southern team. In addition to football, Vereen was on the school's track-and-field team, where he competed in shot put and discus. He received a scholarship to attend Georgia Tech University. During his time at Georgia Tech, he was named a second-team All-American by the Newspaper Enterprise Association. He was also selected to play in the 1957 Chicago College All-Star Game, losing to the NFL champion New York Giants 22–12.

Vereen was drafted in the fourth round of the 1957 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. He was also drafted by Vancouver of the Canadian Football League. He sign a contract with the Packers though in January 1957. He played all 12 games that season with the Packers. In the summer of 1958, Vereen announced his retirement from professional football, with head coach Ray McLean attributing the retirement to an opportunity for Vereen to start a business career.

Vereen married Emasue Alford in June 1957.